1908 - Rains County Courthouse - Emory, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 52.479 W 095° 45.883
15S E 241325 N 3640779
Marker in the Northeast corner of the brick courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMZJJ1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2018
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This is the fourth courthouse for Rains County. Excerpt from Historical Marker referring to the third courthouse:
"It was gutted by fire in 1908, but the steel vault containing county records survived the fire. The Bryan Architectural Company of St. Louis, Missouri was selected to design a new courthouse, built around the steel vault still in its original location. Crushed brick from the 1884 building was used in the foundation. The Falls City Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky served as builder, and the new facility opened in 1909.
Year of construction: 1908
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
Built A.D. 1908 / W.H. Clendenin, County Judge / County Commissioners / W.D. Peeples / W.H. Horsley / C.H. Terry / L.J. King / (Masonic Emblem) / Falls City Construction Co / Louisville, KY / Builders
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